Priority Intervention Academy
Public high school in Lubbock, Texas · Lubbock ISD · Grades 6–12
Priority Intervention Academy serves 101 students in grades 6–12 in Lubbock (Lubbock County). It is one of 47 schools in Lubbock ISD. By enrollment it is the 1600th largest of 1,920 public high schools in Texas (median 457 students). With 8.4 students per full-time teacher, it has fewer students per teacher than the typical Texas high school (14).
Source: NCES CCD 2024-25. Rank and medians compare all 1,920 Texas high schools with enrollment listed on this site.
Source: NCES CCD 2024-25. Students per teacher = students ÷ 12 full-time-equivalent teachers.
School facts
| School type | Alternative School |
| Level | High |
| Grades | 6–12 |
| District | Lubbock ISD |
| County | Lubbock County |
| Area type | City, large |
| School meals | Free meals for every student (Community Eligibility Provision) |
| NCES school ID | 482850003208 |
Source: NCES CCD 2024-25 directory and school characteristics; area type from NCES EDGE locale codes.
Compared with the district and Texas
| This school | Lubbock ISD | Texas high schools (median) | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Students | 101 | 24,133 | 457 |
| Students per teacher | 8.4 | 13.9 | 14 |
| Free or reduced-price lunch eligible | 91.1% | 72.1% | 63.8% |
Source: NCES CCD 2024-25. District figures add up its schools. 12% of Texas high schools have fewer students per teacher than this school (share of schools with a lower ratio). State test results aren't published here yet.
Priority Intervention Academy in context
Size
Priority Intervention Academy is the smallest of Lubbock ISD's 7 high schools; its 101 students are 0.4% of district enrollment. The 8 nearest high schools are a median 2.4 miles away and have a median of 148 students, so Priority Intervention Academy is smaller than most of them.
NCES lists it as an alternative school: one that serves students whose needs a regular school may not meet, or that offers a non-traditional program alongside regular schools.
Source: NCES CCD 2024-25 enrollment and school type. Share of district students = this school's students ÷ the district's students. Nearest schools by straight-line distance between NCES EDGE locations.
Grades
Its largest grade is grade 8 with 31 students, and its smallest is grade 6 with 3, against an average of 14 per grade. This year grade 12 has 167% more students than grade 6 (8 against 3). Each grade is a different group of students, so the gap is not a dropout or growth rate.
Source: NCES CCD 2024-25 membership by grade.
Students
Hispanic students are the largest group, at 66.3% of enrollment, a higher share than across Lubbock ISD (61%). Black students are next, at 25.7%. Students from 5 of the 7 race and ethnicity groups NCES reports are enrolled.
91.1% of students qualify for free or reduced-price lunch, against 72.1% across Lubbock ISD and a median of 63.8% for Texas high schools. Under the Community Eligibility Provision, every student can eat breakfast and lunch at no charge, and families fill out no meal application.
Source: NCES CCD 2024-25 membership and school lunch program data. District shares weight each school by its enrollment.
Teachers
Priority Intervention Academy has 12 full-time-equivalent teachers, or 8.4 students per teacher. At the median Texas high school ratio of 14, a school with 101 students would have about 7.2 teachers, so Priority Intervention Academy has 4.8 more.
Source: NCES CCD 2024-25. Expected teachers = this school's students ÷ the median students per teacher of Texas high schools (14).
Location
NCES classifies its location as city, large, which means it is inside a principal city of 250,000 people or more. The nearest other high school is Talkington School for Young Women Leaders, 2.1 miles away in the same district. There are 9 high schools within 5 miles and 16 within 10 miles.
Source: NCES EDGE school locations and locale codes, 2024-25. Distances are straight lines.
Students by race and ethnicity
| Hispanic | 66.3% |
| Black | 25.7% |
| White | 5% |
| Two or more races | 2% |
| Asian | 1% |
41.6% of students are girls and 58.4% are boys.
Source: NCES CCD 2024-25 membership.
Students by grade
| Grade 6 | 3 |
| Grade 7 | 15 |
| Grade 8 | 31 |
| Grade 9 | 19 |
| Grade 10 | 16 |
| Grade 11 | 9 |
| Grade 12 | 8 |
Source: NCES CCD 2024-25 membership.
Location and contact
1323 E 24th St, Lubbock, TX 79404
Phone: (806)219-2400
Locations: NCES EDGE. Map data © OpenStreetMap contributors.
Red: Priority Intervention Academy. Blue: the nearest high schools.
Nearby high schools
| School | District | Distance | Students | Per teacher | Free/reduced lunch |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Talkington School for Young Women Leaders | Lubbock ISD | 2.1 mi | 450 | 11.5 | 42.4% |
| Dupre Academy High School | Lubbock ISD | 2.3 mi | 140 | 11.3 | 88.6% |
| Lubbock High School | Lubbock ISD | 2.3 mi | 1,927 | 16.2 | 53.8% |
| Triumph Public High Schools-Lubbock | Triumph Public High Schools-Lubbock | 2.4 mi | 133 | 22.8 | – |
| Estacado High School | Lubbock ISD | 2.4 mi | 787 | 12.1 | 90% |
| Premier H S - Lubbock (Briercroft) | Premier High Schools | 2.8 mi | 140 | 21 | 92.9% |
| Texasworks - Lubbock-Briercroft | Texas Works | 2.8 mi | 19 | 11.3 | – |
| Richard Milburn Academy Lubbock | Richard Milburn Alternative High School (Killeen) | 3.2 mi | 155 | 21 | 81.3% |
Source: NCES CCD 2024-25. Distance in a straight line between NCES EDGE locations.